Memory phrase for the character: 挨

挨

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Meaning

adjacent, close to, to endure, in sequence

Pronunciation

āi, ái

Explanation

 Left: Hand 扌, right: end-particle 矣 (If the nose 厶 is hit by an arrow 矢, it is the end.) [arrow 矢 = An arrow ノ in the sky 天]

Mnemonic
 
It had (the distance) of a hand's width to the nose. This arrow was closely adjacent.

Radicals

扌 handSimplification of this hand 手
矣 classic end-particle
厶 private, noseSide view of a nose that is facing to the left.
矢 arrowAn arrow ノ flies in the sky 天.




 Vocabulary

挨延 ái yán  to delay; to stretch out; to play for time
挨斗 ái dòu  to suffer censure; denounced
挨饿 ái è  to go hungry; to endure starvation; famished
挨揍 ái zòu  to be beaten; to take a drubbing; buffeted; knocked about
 

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